TheLocalSingles Privacy Policy: Protecting Your Personal Information

1. Introduction and General Provisions

Welcome to TheLocalSingles. This Privacy Policy outlines how TheLocalSingles Network ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, discloses, and safeguards your personal information when you use our website, mobile application, and related services (collectively, the "Service"). By accessing or using the Service, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to the practices described in this policy. If you do not agree, please discontinue use of our Service immediately.

This policy applies to all information collected through your interaction with TheLocalSingles, whether you are a registered member or a casual visitor. We are dedicated to handling your data with transparency, integrity, and in compliance with applicable data protection laws.

2. What Data We Collect

To provide you with a personalized and effective dating experience, we collect several types of information:

• Information You Provide Directly: This includes data you submit during account registration (name, email, date of birth, gender, location), profile creation (photos, bio, interests, preferences), communication with other members, and customer support inquiries.
• Automatically Collected Information: When you use our Service, we automatically gather technical data such as your IP address, device type, browser information, operating system, pages viewed, time spent, and clickstream data. This helps us understand usage patterns and improve our platform.
• Location Information: With your explicit consent, we may collect precise or approximate location data (via GPS or IP address) to show you potential matches in your area and personalize your experience.
• Information from Third Parties: We may receive limited information about you from partners (like advertising networks) or if you connect your account to a social media service, in accordance with your privacy settings on those platforms.

3. How We Use Your Data

We use your personal information for legitimate business purposes to operate, maintain, and enhance your experience on TheLocalSingles:

• To create, manage, and secure your user account.
• To facilitate matches and connections based on your stated preferences and location.
• To enable communication features between consenting members.
• To personalize your feed, search results, and recommendations.
• To send you service-related communications, updates, security alerts, and administrative messages.
• To analyze Service usage for research, development, and improvement of features.
• To prevent, detect, and investigate fraud, security breaches, or other potentially prohibited or illegal activities.
• To communicate with you about promotions, offers, or news (you can opt-out of marketing communications at any time).
• To comply with legal obligations and enforce our Terms of Service.

4. Sharing Data with Third Parties

We value your trust and do not sell your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes. We may share your data in the following limited circumstances:

• Service Providers: We engage trusted third-party companies and individuals (e.g., hosting providers, payment processors, analytics services, customer support platforms) to perform functions on our behalf. They are contractually obligated to handle your data securely and only for the purposes we specify.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose information if required by law, subpoena, or other legal process, or if we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, your safety, or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request.
• Business Transfers: In connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, bankruptcy, or sale of company assets, user information may be transferred as a business asset.
• With Your Consent: We will share your information with third parties when you have given us explicit permission to do so.
• Aggregated/Anonymized Data: We may share aggregated or de-identified information that cannot reasonably be used to identify you for industry analysis, demographic profiling, or other business purposes.

5. Data Protection

We implement a variety of administrative, technical, and physical security measures designed to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include encryption of data in transit and at rest, strict access controls, regular security assessments, and employee training on data protection. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your data, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

You play a vital role in protecting your account. Please keep your login credentials confidential and notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account.

6. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data. We aim to provide you with reasonable access and control. You may have the right to:

• Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Correction: Update or correct inaccurate or incomplete information in your profile.
• Deletion: Request deletion of your personal data, subject to certain legal exceptions.
• Objection/Restriction: Object to our processing of your data or request we restrict its use.
• Data Portability: Request a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable copy of your data for transfer to another service.
• Opt-Out: Opt-out of marketing communications by using the unsubscribe link in our emails or adjusting your account notification settings.

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information in the "Contact Information" section below. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.

7. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze site traffic, and personalize content. Cookies are small data files stored on your device.

• Essential Cookies: Necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off.
• Performance/Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with the site, allowing us to improve performance.
• Functionality Cookies: Enable enhanced features and personalization (like remembering your login or preferences).
• Advertising Cookies: Used to deliver relevant advertisements and track campaign performance.

You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the Service. For more detailed information, please see our dedicated Cookie Policy.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or services. The "Last Updated" date at the top of this page will indicate when the latest revisions were made. We encourage you to review this policy regularly. If we make material changes that affect your rights, we will notify you through the Service or by email before the changes take effect. Your continued use of TheLocalSingles after any modification constitutes your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.

9. Contact Information

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact our Data Protection Officer:

TheLocalSingles Network
Attn: Privacy Team
Email: [email protected]
Please allow a reasonable time for us to respond to your inquiry.